Telegram-herald., 1887-07-08
GEN, HEATH
A Sensational Suit
Against Him.
Arrested on a Capias for Being
Very Imprudent.
A Mastery Retreat After the
Assault Upon ths Citadel.
How Walker Walked IN Upon
His Wife.
Robert Saw Through a Glass
Darby
And 60 Made IL Lighter With
His Foot.
The Husband Hurts His Hand
Very Badly.
A Fourth Of July Celebration
Not Reported.
General /. ~. Heath Sued tor SlO,-
CCC-Fte Furnishes Bail In the
Sum Of $1,000 and Joins His
Wife in the Eass--The
Woman Walkers
Record.

Rotert walker isfeman OF Perkins 4 Con
raly laehIne shop badly elt the c0rsis of =
-lt wFLsf yesterday nOrning hy waking
through glass door, Il Is teared g VII lose The
Use Of lis hand
With what history Is simple, harmless
Item in daily paper often fraughte The
seH lines above quoted, or their substance,
have appeared in every daily newspaper in
this city d0ring the past week
Thereby hangs a tals-s long tale-a
sorry ta.e.
Robert J. Walker Is an honest. horny
handed mechanic who for several years has
been foreman of Perkins & Co.'S
machine shop, on North Front-st,
West side. lie has or had until
July 4th a wife who has borne him two
children. BY dins of saving bis wages which
we're s. per day he has succeeded in buying
himself ahome. His wife, a comely woman
Of 3 o. the-eabouts Is stenographer and
type writeF. wei known about the city as
al expert in her profession.
General Lewis W. Heath has tor many
years conducted hat store AZ 70 Monroe-st.
IN he Aldrich Block. tie has always been
prominent in state politics, and was
called 70 al the place Of the late
lamented Zachariah Chandler in the
National Republican Committee upon the
death Of that stelwsrt Senator. He was ap-
pointed to the position Of PossofHce In
spector under the administration Of Presi-
dent Hayes. which place be resigned after
an incumbency Of six months. He was
Inspector General Of the state troops for
number Of years and has been prominentin
sociAl Affairs. both in this city, in Adrian
and Throughout the state.
Last Monday Robert Walker resolved 10
lst little sunshine into his work-a.day
lie By giving himself whole holiday and
celebrating the Fourth Of July. de wished
that ais wife might spend the day with
hiE e. Reeds Lake Mrs. Walker did not
approve Of the plan, however. and made'one
objection after another until on Monday
morning she aasly refused to 90 to the
lake. alleging as the principal reason that
the street ears we're crowded and that she
very much prsfsrred 70 remain in her office
and work.
There were. It IS said no hard words be
tween husband and wife and Mrs Wake
left ths house 70 90 to her Office Robert
remained a. home tor an hour or two aud
watched The cesseless rain. A little before
noon the bright July sun blazsd out and set
the world a-slittsr with diamonds and en-
sraids.
Thsrs was 10y IN the heart Of the husband
and father ss the little ones were sent out 10
play and be thought to give his wife
q surprise. Two DAYS WAGES we're
expended In procuring horse and carriage
for ths trip to ths lake and Robert drove
hurriedly from ths stable - the Aldrich
blocs in which his wife's olIice was.situstsd. |
Arriving in f-ont og the place be tied the |
horse and mounted lightly up the stairway
q and thai which
-'biark susi sll the story o. hss Iiss
Reaching bis wifs's door he turn ID the |
handle and found it locked. There was.a |
rustic inside BENDING DOM be looked |
through me letter sl.dsl
And then the poor fellow saw something |
that almost made bis heart stand still.
lie paused sut moment. and then crash /
went bis foot through the slss panel OF
the door
Ills wife Lillian IN ssgrrnss aeiios With
a mani
Pushing bis arm through the shiversd
glass be turned the kew On the inside and
stood within TIE apartment. The man.
whom he alleges wss Gen. l. ". Heath.
led into smother room sud barricssied TIE
door with bis body.
The iaithless vie arranged her toilet.
bar VAS dumb.
Walker tuExcd at the other door. but
could not get ~.
HIS arm was bleeding terribly. ard when
tie hrst burst Of passion Vas over he be-
thought himself % a surgeon. Leaving bis
vile n her ofice be walked scrnss The
street - Dr. niehrnws effica WHERE his
wounds were attended 81. TO the nocfor
ae told the story -bicl forms the basis II
the trTu a. tbe head ofthis column.
Within q fsw hours sftar the Occurrences
the fEfrsDkaf- HzBkIp wss placed IN PCS
session 0f the acts bv a friend of Gsnsrai
Heath Who asked that he matter might se
suppressed. The friend declared that the
General insisted thar the story waea black
mailirg cperarion thst be admitted hang
q ne rgcu 91f hat he vas there on 5usf-
res Fit1 &rs. walker. said hnsi ness hainr
ire EsasfeE 9f letter. o1r 1i corsillera-
ton ssr lseue-ai hssft fsrsilr the f~fa-s
vas inf,-ned taat the matter wouif 7ot b.s
published m iess it -as lnfo ~ -ru~As.
Il ~ss thcuEhs a. thst rifns thaf the afFsS~
would - sa1tiesi. Iaesdsr qessed snd no